Cheers Wurzel - they seem to be everywhere I go now. I saw several DGF today at Rake Bottom along with Green Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Dingy Skipper, Small Heath, Brimstone, Small White, Common Blue, 3 Adonis Blue (which was a surprise as I have never seen them here before - 2 M, 1F), Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, and something else which I can't remember
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I know some folk like to photograph everything they see and with a memory like mine that might be beneficial, but it was hot and the sides of that valley are steep ..............Anyway, I did stop to photograph this mating pair of Small Heath. He just pounced on her mid-air, dragged her down and the deed was done.
I also paused to take a shot of this Grizzled Skipper which I thought had pretty markings, a little different from the norm?
...and I also took a photo of a young Green Woodpecker - unfortunately it was about 0.5 miles away!!!!! I only slightly exaggerate. How do you get any closer to these birds?? They always see me before I see them.
Oh, I remember now - the other one was a very tatty Small Copper!